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Leadership is the first of seven areas employers must address to meet their positive duty to eliminate s-xual harassment, but what is "proportionate and appropriate" will vary between organisations, a workplace lawyer says.

There's a "relatively high threshold" that employers need to meet when taking disciplinary action against an employee for out-of-hours misconduct, a workplace lawyer says.

Medibank is doubling the number of employees in its four-day working trial, after reporting higher levels of engagement, job satisfaction and wellbeing in the first six months.

Best-practice workplace investigations are now conducted with far more sensitivity, but it's crucial not to lose sight of what's required from a legal perspective, an employment lawyer says.

Conversations about employee misbehaviour and misconduct are typically not handled well, or avoided altogether, because they're "hard", but this only causes issues to escalate, a communications expert warns.

It's vital for employers to undertake a "holistic and careful assessment" of their independent contractors' arrangements, ahead of the imminent changes to sham contracting claims, a lawyer says.

Right-of-entry changes that began in July are one of the most important but overlooked topics stemming from the Closing Loopholes laws, according to a workplace lawyer.

As the Fair Work Commission continues to dripfeed information about its new 'unfair contracts' jurisdiction, a lawyer sets out what to expect under its new expanded powers.

New casual conversion laws start in just a few weeks, and they're going to be much easier for employers to manage, according to a workplace lawyer.

High and low job demands are two common psychosocial hazards that can arise in any organisation, and it's crucial for employers to mitigate the risks of both, an employment lawyer says.